​Due to the rising US health costs, the increasing number of ____________ offenders may become a major problem for corrections within the next decade.

​The increased number of elderly inmates has had no effect on life inside adult prisons.

Rates of HIV infection are higher among ________________ prisoners.​

Mass closings of public hospitals for the mentally ill began in the ___________.​

A correctional officer is an example of staff personnel.​

Line personnel directly support staff personnel.​

Serious violations can earn prisoners a ________, a disciplinary report forwarded to a higher authority for action.​

Correctional officers often rely on __________ and ________ to gain cooperation.​

Women offenders have received a tremendous amount of attention from research scholars since the early nineteenth century.​

​According to the text, the most severe sanction that can be handed out by a disciplinary committee is the